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The politics of risk in the Philippines: Comparing state and NGO perceptions of disaster management (2009)
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Bankoff, G., & Hilhorst, D. (2009). The politics of risk in the Philippines: Comparing state and NGO perceptions of disaster management. Disasters, 33(4), 686-704. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2009.01104.x

It is now generally appreciated that what constitutes vulnerability to one person is not necessarily perceived as such by the next. Different actors ‘see’ disasters as different types of events and as a result they prepare for, manage and record them... Read More about The politics of risk in the Philippines: Comparing state and NGO perceptions of disaster management.

Acquired microcephaly: causes, patterns, motor and IQ effects, and associated growth changes (2009)
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Baxter, P. S., Rigby, A. S., Rotsaert, M. H. E. P. D., & Wright, I. (2009). Acquired microcephaly: causes, patterns, motor and IQ effects, and associated growth changes. Pediatrics, 124(2), 590-595. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2008-2784

OBJECTIVES: The goals were to identify and to classify causes and growth patterns of acquired (or progressive) microcephaly and to look for hypothesized correlations between causes, growth patterns, and developmental quotient/IQ. METHODS: Fifty-one c... Read More about Acquired microcephaly: causes, patterns, motor and IQ effects, and associated growth changes.

A habitat-specific fish-based approach to assess the ecological status of Mediterranean coastal lagoons (2009)
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Franco, A., Torricelli, P., & Franzoi, P. (2009). A habitat-specific fish-based approach to assess the ecological status of Mediterranean coastal lagoons. Marine pollution bulletin, 58(11), 1704-1717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.06.016

A habitat approach was promoted in the framework of ecological status assessment of transitional waters, assuming the importance of habitat heterogeneity to the overall system status. The approach was applied to the use of fish-based multimetric indi... Read More about A habitat-specific fish-based approach to assess the ecological status of Mediterranean coastal lagoons.

Development of enzyme immobilized monolith micro-reactors integrated with microfluidic electrochemical cell for the evaluation of enzyme kinetics (2009)
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Greenway, G., Haswell, S. J., & He, P. (2010). Development of enzyme immobilized monolith micro-reactors integrated with microfluidic electrochemical cell for the evaluation of enzyme kinetics. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 8(5), 565-573. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10404-009-0476-8

This paper describes a simple and efficient method for producing an on-chip enzyme immobilized monolith micro-reactor that integrates a microfluidic electrochemical cell for rapid characterization of enzymatic kinetics. The monolith was generated usi... Read More about Development of enzyme immobilized monolith micro-reactors integrated with microfluidic electrochemical cell for the evaluation of enzyme kinetics.

The use of individualized speed and intensity thresholds for determining the distance run at high-intensity in professional soccer (2009)
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Lovell, R., & Abt, G. (2009). The use of individualized speed and intensity thresholds for determining the distance run at high-intensity in professional soccer. Journal of sports sciences, 27(9), 893-898. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410902998239

As with other match analysis systems, ProZone® uses an absolute speed threshold to identify running speeds at "high-intensity". In this study, we examined the use of an individualized high-intensity speed threshold based on the speed at the second ve... Read More about The use of individualized speed and intensity thresholds for determining the distance run at high-intensity in professional soccer.

Gravity wave turbulence in wave tanks: Space and time statistics (2009)
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Lukaschuk, S., Nazarenko, S., McLelland, S., & Denissenko, P. (2009). Gravity wave turbulence in wave tanks: Space and time statistics. Physical review letters, 103(4), Article ARTN 044501. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.044501

We present the first simultaneous space-time measurements for gravity wave turbulence in a large laboratory flume. We found that the slopes of k and ω wave spectra depend on wave intensity. This cannot be explained by any existing theory considering... Read More about Gravity wave turbulence in wave tanks: Space and time statistics.

Anionic amphiphilic end-linked conetworks by the combination of quasiliving carbocationic and group transfer polymerizations (2009)
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Kali, G., Georgiou, T. K., Iván, B., & Patrickios, C. S. (2009). Anionic amphiphilic end-linked conetworks by the combination of quasiliving carbocationic and group transfer polymerizations. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 47(17), 4289-4301. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.23481

A series of amphiphilic end-linked conetworks was synthesized by the combination of two "quasiliving" polymerization techniques, quasiliving carbocationic (QLCCP) and group transfer polymerizations (GTP). The hydrophobic monomer was polyisobutylene m... Read More about Anionic amphiphilic end-linked conetworks by the combination of quasiliving carbocationic and group transfer polymerizations.

Micelle shape transitions in block copolymer/homopolymer blends: comparison of self-consistent field theory with experiment (2009)
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Greenall, M. J., Buzza, D. M. A., & McLeish, T. C. B. (2009). Micelle shape transitions in block copolymer/homopolymer blends: comparison of self-consistent field theory with experiment. The Journal of chemical physics, 131(3), Article 034904. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3170938

Diblock copolymers blended with homopolymer may self-assemble into spherical, cylindrical, or lamellar aggregates. Transitions between these structures may be driven by varying the homopolymer diblock molecular weight or composition. Using self-consi... Read More about Micelle shape transitions in block copolymer/homopolymer blends: comparison of self-consistent field theory with experiment.

Flux compactifications of string theory on twisted tori (2009)
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Hull, C., & Reid-Edwards, R. (2009). Flux compactifications of string theory on twisted tori. Fortschritte der Physik / Progress of Physics, 57(9), 862-894. https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.200900076

Global aspects of Scherk‐Schwarz dimensional reduction are discussed and it is shown that it can usually be viewed as arising from a compactification on the compact space obtained by identifying a (possibly non‐compact) group manifold 𝒢 under a discr... Read More about Flux compactifications of string theory on twisted tori.

Exploiting graphical processing units for data-parallel scientific applications (2009)
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Leist, A., Playne, D. P., & Hawick, K. A. (2009). Exploiting graphical processing units for data-parallel scientific applications. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 21(18), 2400-2437. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.1462

Graphical processing units (GPUs) have recently attracted attention for scientific applications such as particle simulations. This is partially driven by low commodity pricing of GPUs but also by recent toolkit and library developments that make them... Read More about Exploiting graphical processing units for data-parallel scientific applications.

Rod-shaped dopants for flexoelectric nematic mixtures (2009)
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Aziz, N., Kelly, S. M., Duffy, W., & Goulding, M. (2009). Rod-shaped dopants for flexoelectric nematic mixtures. Liquid crystals, 36(5), 503-520. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290903031643

We report the synthesis and liquid crystalline behaviour of two series of para-substituted terphenyls as dopants with a rigid rod-like shape, rather than a wedge-, pear- or banana-shape, for guest-host nematic mixtures with flexoelectric properties.... Read More about Rod-shaped dopants for flexoelectric nematic mixtures.

Photopatterning, Etching, and Derivatization of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Phosphonic Acids on the Native Oxide of Titanium (2009)
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Tizazu, G., Adawi, A. M., Leggett, G. J., & Lidzey, D. G. (2009). Photopatterning, Etching, and Derivatization of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Phosphonic Acids on the Native Oxide of Titanium. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 25(18), 10746-10753. https://doi.org/10.1021/la901271c

Electron-hole pair formation at titania surfaces leads to the formation of reactive species that degrade organic materials. Here, we describe the degradation of self-assembled monolayers of alkylphosphonic acids on the native oxide of titanium follow... Read More about Photopatterning, Etching, and Derivatization of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Phosphonic Acids on the Native Oxide of Titanium.

Equifinality and uncertainty in the interpretation of pollen data: the Multiple Scenario Approach to reconstruction of past vegetation mosaics (2009)
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Bunting, M. J., & Middleton, R. (2009). Equifinality and uncertainty in the interpretation of pollen data: the Multiple Scenario Approach to reconstruction of past vegetation mosaics. Holocene, 19(5), 799-803. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683609105304

The long-term goal of pollen analysis has always been the reconstruction of past vegetation mosaics. However, the pollen signal is spatially integrated, and ecologically distinct vegetation structures can produce identical pollen signals. This paper... Read More about Equifinality and uncertainty in the interpretation of pollen data: the Multiple Scenario Approach to reconstruction of past vegetation mosaics.

Response of the microbial community to water table variation and nutrient addition and its implications for in situ preservation of organic archaeological remains in wetland soils (2009)
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Douterelo, I., Goulder, R., & Lillie, M. (2009). Response of the microbial community to water table variation and nutrient addition and its implications for in situ preservation of organic archaeological remains in wetland soils. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 63(6), 795-805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.06.010

Wetland environments can preserve organic archaeological remains because of their anaerobic nature. The ongoing discovery of archaeological sites in wetlands is associated with a lack of funds for excavation and preservation. This situation has led t... Read More about Response of the microbial community to water table variation and nutrient addition and its implications for in situ preservation of organic archaeological remains in wetland soils.

Ionothermal synthesis, structure and characterization of three-dimensional zinc phosphates (2009)
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Liu, L., Wragg, D. S., Zhang, H., Kong, Y., Byrne, P. J., Prior, T. J., …Morris, R. E. (2009). Ionothermal synthesis, structure and characterization of three-dimensional zinc phosphates. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 6715-6718. https://doi.org/10.1039/b906934h

The first metal phosphate analogue of the zeolite Na-J (framework type JBW) has been synthesized by an ionothermal approach along with zincophosphate thomsonite.

Influence of survey strategy and interpolation model on DEM quality (2009)
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Heritage, G. L., Milan, D. J., Large, A. R., & Fuller, I. C. (2009). Influence of survey strategy and interpolation model on DEM quality. Geomorphology, 112(3-4), 334-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.06.024

Accurate characterisation of morphology is critical to many studies in the field of geomorphology, particularly those dealing with changes over time. Digital elevation models (DEMs) are commonly used to represent morphology in three dimensions. The q... Read More about Influence of survey strategy and interpolation model on DEM quality.

Opening the light extraction cone of high index substrates with plasmonic gratings: Light emitting diode applications (2009)
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Drezet, A., Przybilla, F., Laux, E., Mahboub, O., Genet, C., Ebbesen, T. W., …Martín-Moreno, L. (2009). Opening the light extraction cone of high index substrates with plasmonic gratings: Light emitting diode applications. Applied physics letters, 95(2), 021101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3176435

The opening of the light extraction cone of a high index substrate (GaP) is demonstrated using plasmonic gratings. We show that the excitation of surface plasmons on the metal grating leads to the extraction of light otherwise undergoing total intern... Read More about Opening the light extraction cone of high index substrates with plasmonic gratings: Light emitting diode applications.

Mental toughness, stress, stress appraisal, coping and coping effectiveness in sport (2009)
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Kaiseler, M., Polman, R., & Nicholls, A. (2009). Mental toughness, stress, stress appraisal, coping and coping effectiveness in sport. Personality and individual differences, 47(7), 728-733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2009.06.012

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between mental toughness, stressor appraisal, coping strategies and coping effectiveness among a sample of athletes. Participants were 482 athletes (male n=305: female n=177), aged betw... Read More about Mental toughness, stress, stress appraisal, coping and coping effectiveness in sport.

Vanadium-based imido-alkoxide pro-catalysts bearing bisphenolate ligands for ethylene and ε-caprolactone polymerisation (2009)
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Arbaoui, A., Redshaw, C., Homden, D. M., Wright, J. A., & Elsegood, M. R. (2009). Vanadium-based imido-alkoxide pro-catalysts bearing bisphenolate ligands for ethylene and ε-caprolactone polymerisation. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 8911-8922. https://doi.org/10.1039/b902402f

The pro-catalysts [V(NAr)(L)(OR)] (Ar = p-tolyl, p-ClC6H 4, p-(OMe)C6H4, p-(CF3)C 6H4; R = t-Bu, i-Pr, n-Pr, Et, C(CH3)(CF 3)2) have been prepared in good yields from the reaction of [V(NAr)(OR)3] and the bisphenol 2,2′-CH3CH[4,6- (t-Bu)2C6H2OH]2 (LH... Read More about Vanadium-based imido-alkoxide pro-catalysts bearing bisphenolate ligands for ethylene and ε-caprolactone polymerisation.

Postcards from the front: changing narratives in UK financial services (2009)
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Collins, D., Dewing, I., & Russell, P. (2009). Postcards from the front: changing narratives in UK financial services. Critical Perspectives On Accounting, 20(8), 884-895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2009.05.004

This paper seeks to explore the methodological difficulties that confront those who would seek to explain, to account for and to intervene in social affairs. Noting the predominance of ‘behaviourist' and ‘cognitivist' accounts of the change process a... Read More about Postcards from the front: changing narratives in UK financial services.